Drew Dowdell

I plan to be at Hershey on Saturday

In 1979 (and earlier) there were many incredibly dull and mediocre (awful in numerous instances) FWD cars.... from japan and elsewhere abroad. All foreign imports:audi fox audi 4000 audi 5000 datsun F10 datsun 310 fiat strada honda civic honda accord honda prelude mitsubishi (Dodge/Plymouth) Omni 024/Horizon TC3 mitsubishi (Dodge/Plymouth) Colt/Champ renault 5 renault lecar saab 99 saab 900 subaru DL/GF/FE volkswagon rabbit volkswagon scirocco There were other, less mainstream foreign FWD models imported. This same year the only domestic FWD cars were the Eldorado/ Riviera/ Toronado, all on the E-Body platform and the Dodge Omni/Plymouth Horizon on the same ChryCo platform. All the rest of ChryCo's offerings (aside from the mitsu imports) were RWD, all of Ford's '79 offerings --with the exception of the German-built Fiesta-- were RWD, all the rest of GM's product were RWD. In 1980, GM introduced the X-Body 4-some and the Seville in FWD, ChryCo & FoMoCo were in holding patterns. To say GM 'made FWD popular' is to ignore the reality of the market prior to 1981. 200239[/snapback] Which, if any, of those listed sold in the numbers comparible to the J-Bodies or X-bodies?

Apparently the GXP handles the torque better than the SS. Not sure why.... maybe it's the odd tires.

a dropped and riced Scion TC with Lexus badging.

and even the J-bodies, while we laugh at them today, weren't as terrible back then as we make them out to be. I see more '80 Cavaliers on the road today than '80 Civics.

Greatest builders of FWD, General Motors. Who else can get 300hp to the front wheels reasonably well?

no more boobies

I'm thinking you don't get it.

Three points. 1. The Americans, GM in particular, were leaders in FWD. 2. FWD isn't bad, it serves it's purpose for those that buy it. 3. You shouldn't have a Rear Wheel Drive mafia sig with a Fusion in it.

all this bitching about something that wasn't on the original concept, I can't wait to hear the bitching about things that actually were on the concept but were removed.

moot, not mute

Guys, if the L.E.D. taillights are that much of a deal breaker for you, GMC will be more than happy to sell you an Acadia Denali with L.E.D.s

That's a steal!

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I have 3 apartment buildings and I still to <ugh> computer consulting right now. 6 figures

this just demonstrates that GM could build a fully working model of Christ himself and someone would complain that the water to wine function only dispenses a Merlot.

Good good... now get the Statesman over here and name it Invicta.

That is a *very* sharp E-body! I like!

This reminds me of that loaded question... "Have you stopped beating your wife?"

Why do each of these pics look like the picture of the truck was taken in a studio and the background was added later in photoshop? There is just something not right about the lighting, or something..... it's just off. the truck is very handsome for being a big brute.

It's telling that even the Rainier and 9-7x didn't get this much heckling.....

Wait, the Cobalt SS beat a Miata!?!

Fly owes me a new keyboard to replace my current Dr. Pepper soaked one.